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I dont claim to have any answers, But my view is this.

He didnt want to go out with a wimper, he wanted to go out with a bang. He didnt want to be another nobody who having nothing to live for decided to exit stage left.

There is a conversation now about the media and mass murders and i think its salient.

Mass shootings and the media: lessons from the Port Arthur massacre

'Media Contagion' Is Factor in Mass Shootings, Study Says

Is media coverage driving the increase in mass shootings in the United States?

I hope none of our Paracast family were directly impacted by this senseless act of violence.

<blockquote data-quote="mike" data-source="post: 263675" data-attributes="member: 9271">I dont claim to have any answers, But my view is this.He didnt want to go out with a wimper, he wanted to go out with a bang. He didnt want to be another nobody who having nothing to live for decided to exit stage left.There is a conversation now about the media and mass murders and i think its salient.<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/comment/mass-shootings-and-the-media-lessons-of-the-port-arthur-massacre-20171010-gyxuoc.html" target="_blank">Mass shootings and the media: lessons from the Port Arthur massacre</a><a href="http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2016/08/media-contagion.aspx" target="_blank">&#039;Media Contagion&#039; Is Factor in Mass Shootings, Study Says</a><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/is-media-coverage-driving-increase-in-mass-shootings-in-usa/9010878" target="_blank">Is media coverage driving the increase in mass shootings in the United States?</a>I hope none of our Paracast family were directly impacted by this senseless act of violence.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mike, post: 263675, member: 9271"] I dont claim to have any answers, But my view is this. He didnt want to go out with a wimper, he wanted to go out with a bang. He didnt want to be another nobody who having nothing to live for decided to exit stage left. There is a conversation now about the media and mass murders and i think its salient. [URL="http://www.smh.com.au/comment/mass-shootings-and-the-media-lessons-of-the-port-arthur-massacre-20171010-gyxuoc.html"]Mass shootings and the media: lessons from the Port Arthur massacre[/URL] [URL="http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2016/08/media-contagion.aspx"]'Media Contagion' Is Factor in Mass Shootings, Study Says[/URL] [URL="http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/is-media-coverage-driving-increase-in-mass-shootings-in-usa/9010878"]Is media coverage driving the increase in mass shootings in the United States?[/URL] I hope none of our Paracast family were directly impacted by this senseless act of violence. [/QUOTE]

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